#maximalist apt.

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Paula & Rudolpho’s São Paulo, Brazil apt. is bursting with color and lots of unusual art and interesting things. They’ve painted the entrance a bright red to make it look more like a foyer and even sectioned off the ceiling with paint.

Then, you walk into the dining area where the walls are pink, the ceiling is painted on an angle, and the walls are covered floor to ceiling in art. They use paint to delineate different “rooms” in the open space.

Love that peachy pink Eiffel tower.

The pink extends along the back wall, and they cut it off at the window, where the room turns white to mark the living room.

This is such a unique lamp made to look like a utility pole. It even looks like some kids threw a pair of shoes up there.

There’s a lot to see in this apt. Look at the cartoon totem pole and the cable car on the right. They also have lots of plants.

The wall with TV & music is painted gray, plus there are so many colorful things.

They are a very creative couple. They put a tie on a cardboard bear head and also attached a horn. 

They extended the gray walls to a small office nook that has the kitchen behind it.

This probably wasn’t here before, it looks like they built it. Very clever.

The area was probably meant to be a kitchen eating space, but they painted it green and added corks to the peninsula. They placed a vintage retro radio/phonograph console there to function as a bar, instead.

And, there’s their yellow kitchen.

In a corner of the kitchen is a laundry/utility area and the fridge.

The kitchen is quite packed, but there’s as much storage as possible.

The blue hallway that the bedroom and bath branch off of is also loaded with their collections.

The gray and orange bedroom is also full of collected things and 2 mirrors above the bed give the illusion that the room is larger.

https://www.casadevalentina.com.br/blog/apartamento-super-colorido-cheio-de-arte-e-garimpo/

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Sarah’s colorful, casual apt. in Copenhagen. She painted the harlequin floor and the pink wall makes a nice backdrop for her son’s art.

Busy kitchen full of children’s art.

Lots of nice storage along the wall. Perfect for an active family. I like the inexpensive idea of 3 paper lanterns over the table.

The living room off the kitchen has lots of shelving full of books.

Sarah’s room. 

Child’s bedroom has bright yellow walls. 

https://www.instagram.com/look_good_in_blue/?hl=en

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There are two kinds of people in this world- Those who furnish, and those who decorate. Step into textile designer Sean McNanney’s railroad rooms apt. in Brooklyn, New York. It’s like stepping into a genie’s lamp. 

The first room is a yellow living room. “Turner Yellow” was the perfect paint choice to backdrop Sean’s ephemera in the living area, a kaleidoscope of international textiles and textures.

The bed is in the small pass-through. 

The kitchen doors are lovely colored and frosted glass. 

The kitchen is the most amazing room. It feels as if you’ve travelled to a turn-of-the-century salon, or a runaway car of the Orient Express.

He wanted to create something unique and different. Like in his shop, he wants it to feel like you’ve been transported to a shop in Paris or old New York, not in a kitschy way, but in a refreshing and familiar way. It needed to feel like coming home.

Sean buys these crackers in Chinatown for the tin, because he loves the old fashioned packaging.

“Flea markets are a huge source of inspiration,” he says, “all over the world – from what’s left of them here in New York, to Paris, Istanbul and Mongolia.”

On creating the illusion of space in a small apartment, Sean suggests “[buying] one large statement piece – one that is functional and beautiful – and then [using] smaller pieces throughout the room.

Also, Sean says don’t forget to check the Wild Wild West of shopping: The Internet!, Auctions, Craigslist, and Facebook Marketplace are great sources that Sean stands by.

https://www.messynessychic.com/2020/03/10/life-inside-a-genies-lamp-in-brooklyn/

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Designer Andreza and her family have a gorgeous, colorful lofted apt., filled with art and all sorts of interesting things.

The dining room has a bold black accent wall and look at the artsy doors on the mid century sideboard- I wonder if Dre added them. 

An adorable coffee bar sits outside the kitchen.

The galley kitchen has high end appliances and a cozy feel.

Bedrooms and bath are upstairs.

A catwalk with shelving and a mini fridge leads to the bedrooms. 

There’s a glass-walled child’s room on the right.

The master bedroom and bath are to the left. Very cool apt.

https://www.historiasdecasa.com.br/2015/07/06/sangue-urbano-capitulo-1/

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What do you do when reality puts you into a choking little apt.? Well, like Leela and Ryan, you have fun with it. 

It isn’t the finished product, but the fun of creating it, and they’ve given their small Brooklyn, New York apt. it’s own personal design. The living room and kitchen are bright & energetic. 

They both collect art and books, and they live above a book store.

The hall looks like a mini art gallery. 

The bathroom has dark wallpaper in a North Indian inspired motif.

The bedroom is designed like the contents of a suitcase, which is a very interesting concept.

If you’re not a maximalist this apt. probably makes you nervous, but it’s difficult for 2 people to live in a tiny space. Leela sums it up- “Naive optimism is very important.  Without it, you simply can not do it.”

http://olaalhaeezuvim.blogspot.com/

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Anna’s apt. is an inspiration for me, b/c her husband doesn’t care about decor (neither does mine), the landlord won’t let her paint (neither does mine), and she swears by the children’s section of decor stores (I thought I was the only one!).

B/c she can’t paint, Anna’s always trying to distract from the boring walls by adding as much color as she can, elsewhere.

There’s lots of art covering the bland walls and fun, colorful displays.

The sunroom is right off the living room and is full of plants and a desk for Anna’s Etsy business.

I like this blue TV stand, and look at how the green cactus neon gives the wall a green glow.

The bedroom is off the living room. Cute blue IKEA night stands. 

Love the thrift store table that Anna painted purple.

Neon candles and plants on a sofa table with blue hairpin legs. 

Thrift store table and IKEA chairs. This apt. is so cute.

https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/

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Artist/photographer Hector turned his small 500 sq. ft. 1 bdrm. apt. in Spanish Harlem, NYC, into a cultural museum. 

It must’ve taken a long time to collect all of this, but that’s the fun of it.

The home is warm and colorful.

Narrow, but chunky, long rustic dining table seats a lot of friends. Despite being filled with artifacts, the apt. looks surprisingly roomy. 

There’s an idea for a tiny kitchen- a barrel for a counter. 

The bedroom is so creative with the iron screen headboard and deep blue walls. It’s great to see a guy who loves to decorate & collect stuff. 

https://www.6sqft.com/

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There’s always room for more art in Meghan’s bright, maximalist, Brooklyn NYC apt. Each item tells a story and Meghan says the apt. has such good energy, it just works.

Her unconventional book storage. Meghan says, “If I like it, it works.” She lives alone, but this apt. doesn’t feel lonely. (That’s Niles, sitting there.)

Things don’t have to be expensive to look good, and once she hangs a picture, it stays, whether it’s even or not.

Not limited by the apt.’s small size, she can host a dinner party for 20, by moving things around. The kitchen is the most neutral area with it’s black & white wall gallery.

Meghan buys furniture that she can afford and gives them her own touches if they’re not special.

Even her closet is magic.

https://www.domino.com/